#VU92851 Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-3832

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#VU92851 Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-3832

Published: October 3, 2008 / Updated: June 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92851
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3832
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

A certain Fedora patch for the utrace subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.5-28 on Fedora 8, and before 2.6.26.5-45 on Fedora 9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash or hang) via a call to the utrace_control function.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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